Protective clothing



April 12, 1932.

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35 that all parts of the suit ma 35 tion is Patented Apr. 12,, 1932 PATENT OFFICE BUDOLF BZEHINIECKI,

or wasnmeron, msrmcr or oormra PROTECTIVE CLOTHING Application filed September 20, 1927. Serial No. 830,787.

This invention relates to fire fighting equipinent and has special reference to, equipment for use by firemen and policemen in the course of their duties.

One important object ofthe invention is. to provide an improved and novel firemans suit constructed of water and fire proof material and so arranged that the wearer may be constantly covered in hot situations wit 1m or spray of water suflicient to keep him from injury by heat.

A second important object of the invention is to provide a novel suit of this character over which extends a series of spray pipes so be kept wet extinguishwith a light spray of water or re used being ing fluid, the quantity of fluid under control of the wearer.

A third important object of the invention is provide means in a suit of this character whereby water for the spray may be derived from the fire line or pipe line carried by the firemen.

A fourth important object of the invento provide means whereby the fireman,

without interfering with the use of his hand,

may ca an air supply hose for sup ly' fresh ai i' ih smoky places or places filled with gas, the holes also serving to drive out such gases or smoke and to leave the fireman be space filled with clear fresh air.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafter apparent, the invention conslsts in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed. .4

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and; c

Figure. 1 is a perspective view of a fireman completely equipped with-the various parts of this inventio Figure 2 is a vertical through the helmet and coverall used herewith.

Figure 3 is a detail section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2. I

transverse section upper part of the line 8-8 of F der that it ,may

ening ring 14 and opening on both the inside Figure 4 is a vertical section through the double window used in the helmet.

Figure 5 is a'transverse section through a modified form of closurefor the suit.

Figure 6'is a detail section through the top or upper part of the body supported extinguisher tank used herewith. I

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail view on the line 77 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail view on the igure 6.

Figure 9 is a section showing the layers of r the material pref rably used.

In carrying'ou the invention there is provided a coverall 10 which is made of fire proof and water proof material. Preferably the suit may bemade of four layers an asbestos layer for the fire proofing and a la erof rubber for the water proofing. This asbestos layer is shown at 10a in Figure 9 while the rubber layer is shown at 106. The rubber layer is covered on the outside prefers ably with asbestos paint 10c and is lined on the inside with some suitable cloth 1001 as fla nel, silk or an other preferred material. T "s suit may either be made with attached gloves and'boot's oots, the present illustration showing the gloves attached and the boots separate in ormay be used. The upper part of the suit at the neck is provided with a head or ring 11 and on this ring rests an inverted trough-like of material,

or with separate gloves and a be. shown that either device On a level with the forehead of the wearer the stifl' this helmet ismade of considerably greater diameter thanthe'wearers head, a metallic band 15 having a soft lining 16 of wash leather being secured centrally of the helmet by arms 17 which connect the ring 14 and ring 15 as can best be seen in Figures 2 and 3. Opposite the ring 14 theouter side of the helmet is provided with an external ring 18 from which rises a series of guard ribs 19. In the front of the helmet isa sight-opening 20 which is laterally elongated to run around the front and'surrounding this sight and outside are helmet 13 is provided'with an internal or other suitable material the frame members 21 which serve to support spaced transparent closures 22 for the sight opening. Breather openings 23 are provided opposite the mouth and nose. These trans parent closures are made of any suitable fire roof trans arent material, mica being preerred for t is pur ose although bakelite or other material may found snitable. In the form of the suit shown in Figure l t-he garment is closed in the front by what is commonly known as a slide fastener but the garment may also, and in most instances preferably, have its front closure made as in Figure wherein it will be seen that the front parts of the garment indicated respectively at 24" and 25 overlap each other and are secure'd in overlapping position by.a button 26 spaced from the edge of the part 24 andi-passing through a button hole 27 from near the edge of the part 25. On the part 24 is also secured a flap 28 which has a button hole 29 near its edge engaging 'a button' 30 spaced from the edge of the part 25. Of course, it is to be understood that there are anumber of these buttons and button holes on the body of the garment and that the flap 28 extends from the neck to the crotch. Surrounding the neck portion of the garment is a distributor or eader rin "31 of suitable pipe and extending from t is header ring are flexible sprinkler pipes 32 preferably of the coiled wire or strip type and each of these pipes is held in position by arm bands 34 and a belt 35, certain of the pipes running down the legs and being connected to ring shaped pipes 36 through which the legs pass. At 37 is indi cated a hose line having a nozzle 38 and this nozzle is provided with a small branch pipe 39 controlled by a valve 40. From this branch pipe a flexible pipe41 extends to the ring 31 and thus supplies-water from the fire hose line to the ring 31. The pipe 41 also has abranch 42 which runs to a small sprinkler ring 43 supported on top of the helmet so that by this means the helmet and all parts of the body are sprinkled with a 1i ht flow of water which, while not suflicient to mterfere with the. wearers movements or comfort is yet suficient to kee the entire outside of the garment in a slig tly wet condition so that the wearer-is kept cool and, even in contact with fire, is kept from being burned. Also the belt detachably supp'ortsa liquid extinguisher tank 44 which is connected by a pipe 45 having a valve 46 'with the ring 31, the connections being here shown through the ipes 41 although it may be made directly if esired.- In order to detachably hold the extinguisher 44 to the belt this belt is provided with a frame 47 into which the extinguisher may slip and on the extinguisher are clips 48 which engage over the outer part of the frame 47. As it will be inconvenient to invert the extinguisher for the emptying of the usual acid bottle the arrange ment best seen in Figure 8 may be used. n

this arran ment a shaft 49 projects throu hottle52. By this means fires as well as for other firemen, policemen,

detective and inspectors of various kinds.

There has thus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention withoutdepartin from the material spirit thereof;- It is not, t erefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as properly come within the $00 e claimed. 1

' aving thus described the is claimed as new, is: v

1. In protective clothing, a fire and water proof coverall, a helmet detachably connected thereto, a pipe ring surrounding the neck portion of 'said garment, sprinkler pipes leading from the ring and over the body, the arms and the legs of the garment, and means to supply the neck ring with liquid for sprinkling the outside of sa1d garment.

, 2. In protective clothing, a fire and water proof coverall, a helmet detachably connected thereto, a pipe ring surrounding the neck ortion of said garment, sprinkler pipes leadmg from the ring and over the body, the arms and the legs of the garment, means to supply the neck ring with liquid for sprinkling the outside of said garment, a to sprinkler ring carried by the helmet, and a pipe connection between the top ring and neck ring.

3. In'protective clothing, a fire and water proof coverall, a helmet detachably connected thereto, a pipe ring surrounding the neck invention, what ing from the ring and over the body, the arms and the legs of the garment, a fire hose nozzle having a small branch pipe provided with a valve, and a pipe connection between said branch pipe and neck ring.

4. In protective clothing, a fire and water proof coverall, a helmet detachably connected thereto, a pipe ring surrounding the neck portion of said garment,' sprinkler pipes portion of said garment, sprinkler pipes leadi leading from the ring and over the body, the f arms and the legs of the garment, a fire hose nozzle having a small branch pipe provided with a valve, a pipe connection between said branch pipe and neck ring, a top sprinkler ring carried by the helmet, and a pipe connection between the top ring and neck ring.

5. In protective clothmg, a. fire and water proof coverall, a helmet detachably connected thereto, a pi e ring surrounding the neck portion of said garment, sprinkler pipes leadmg from the ring and over the bod the arms and the legs of the garment, a fire ose nozzle having a small branch pipe provided with a valve, a pipe connection between said branch pipe and neck ring, a chemical liquid extinguisher attached to the coverall, and a valved pipe connection for supply liquid from the extinguisher to the neck ring. 6. In protectiveclothing, a fire and water proof coverall, a helmet detachably connected thereto, a pipe ring surrounding the neck portion of sai garment, sprinkler pipes leading from the ring and over the body, the arms and the legs of the garment, a fire hose nozzle having a small branch pipe provided with a valve, a pipe connection between said branch I pipe and neck ring, a chemical liquid extingulsher attached to the coverall, a valved pipe connection for supply liquid from the extinguisher to the neck ring, a top sprinkler 'ring carried by the helmet, and a 1pc connection between the to ring and nec ring. 7. In protective clot in a header pipe for encircling the neck and %or support on the shoulders of the wearer, means forsupplying fluid to said pipe, and a plurality of distributing pipes connected to the header ipe and, adapted to extend. downwardly albng the body and limbs of the wearer, said distributing pipes having outlet orifices.

8. In protective clothin a header pipe for encircling the neck and or support on the shoulders of the wearer, means for supplying fluid'to said pipe, and a plurality of flexible distributing pipes suspended from the header pipe and adapted to extend longitudinally along the body and limbs of the wearer, said latter pipes having discharge orifices at intervals.

9. *In protective clothing, a header pipe for encircling the neck and for support on the shoulders of the wearer, means for supplying fluid to said pipe, and a plurality of flexible distributing pipes suspended from the header pipe and adapted to extend longitudinally along the body and limbs of the wearer, certain of said pipes having ring portions that surround the limbs and said distributing pi es having discharge orifices at intervals,

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